Laurence Dunbar wrote a poem about a caged bird; what is the name of the poem?
Sympathy
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Which literary term means: Repeating the same word, words, or phrases throughout the poem?
Repetition
100
Does end rhyme have a specific pattern that you have to follow when writing? And, if there is a pattern, what is the pattern?
No, there is no set pattern.
100
The ____________ is the person (or animal or thing) that is speaking in a poem.
Speaker
100
Splash
Knock
Ring
Those three words are all examples of _______________.
Onomatopoeia
200
Which poem uses the image of daffodils to overcome loneliness and depression?
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
200
Which literary term compares two or more things without using “like” or “as”?
Metaphor
200
Which literary term refers to the expressive qualities that distinguish an author’s work, including word choice, sentence length and arrangement, and the use of descriptive language and imagery?
Style
200
True or False: The speaker in a poem is NEVER the author of the poem.
False
200
That
Three
Those
The words above are examples of which poetry term?
Alliteration
300
The author of, "Where are Those Songs," was born in what country?
Kenya
300
Rhyme is the repetition of the same stressed ________ sounds.
Vowel
300
Which literary term refers to language that is used for descriptive effect, often to imply meanings indirectly?
Figurative Language
300
_________ ___________ are the elements in poetry that appeal to the ear.
Sound Devices
300
Brick
Clock
The two words above are examples of which poetry term?
Consonance
400
Which author wrote in an unconventional style and was one of the first authors to push the boundaries on form and style?
E. E. Cummings
400
Which literary term refers to descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the five senses?
Imagery
400
The following statement is an example of which poetry term, "If I can’t get a Smartphone, I will die,"?
Hyperbole- an exaggeration
400
What is assonance?
The repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words
400
What are annotations?
Annotations are notes that you take while reading to help you better understand the text.
500
In the poem, "where are you little i," the child is looking out the window at a sunset. The image of the sunset represents a new day. What is the new day a metaphor for?
A new hope and new beginning
500
Which literary term refers to the structure of a poem?
Form
500
Similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperboles are all examples of which poetry term?
Figure of Speech
500
In the poem, "Sympathy," what symbol does the author use?
The caged bird
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Finish this statement: Poems give voice to people and things that __________________.